Strategic Goal To facilitate the development of and public support for local, regional, national and international policies that are scientifically and economically sound and provide clean energy, adaptation and conservation solutions to climate change.
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Public Opinion on Climate Change Policy – It’s Not What You Might Think
Written by Nicole Rom, Executive DirectorIf you pay attention to the rhetoric between climate change supporters and climate change deniers, you would think that it is a polarizing issue; that you could predict by political party affiliation which way the public will fall on climate and energy issues. A new poll says this is not…Written on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 10:16 Read 209 times -
A Big Day for Clean Air: New Carbon Rule Announced!
Written by Nicole Rom, Executive DirectorEarlier this week, the Obama Administration issued draft language to establish the first-ever carbon pollution protections for new power plants. Carbon pollution is the main contributor to climate disruption and is linked to life-threatening air pollution like smog – which triggers asthma attacks – making it a serious hazard to…Written on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 15:35 Read 268 times Read more...
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Clean air: is it the new civil rights struggle?
That is what various student groups and organizations gathered to discuss on the last day of Black History Month. The Will Steger Foundation sponsored Clean Air: the New Civil Rights Struggle at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities last week with a diverse coalition of partners, including Sierra Club, Black…Written on Friday, 09 March 2012 10:53 Read 629 times Read more... -
Join the National Bike Ride for Sustainable Solutions and Support WSF!
Written by Nicole Rom, Executive DirectorThis year, WSF Executive Director, Nicole Rom and Board Member David Bryan are participating in Climate Ride, combining their love of cycling and work with the Will Steger Foundation. Read More...Written on Thursday, 26 January 2012 14:11 Read 743 times Read more...
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EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson visits Minnesota
On Tuesday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson spoke at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities about the role of science in public health and environmental protection policy. The audience also got a glimpse of Jackson's personal life. She shared the story of her own son who suffers from…Written on Friday, 20 January 2012 14:06 Read 682 times Read more...
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